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Justin Long, Jonah Hill, Adam Herschman, Columbus Short, Maria Thayer ... see more see more... , Lewis Black , Blake Lively , Mark Derwin , Ann Cusack , Hannah Marks , Robin Lord Taylor , Diora Baird , Joe Hursley , Jeremy Howard , Anthony Heald , Travis Van Winkle , Kaitlin Doubleday , Sam Horrigan , Ross Patterson , Artie Baxter , Kellan Lutz , Brendan Miller , Chantelle Tibbs , Christian Long , York Fryer , Skyler Stone , Jimmy Leung , Shaun Reyes , Matt Noble , Lisa Gleave , Alejandra Gutierrez , Jim O'Heir , Darcy Shean , Jay Harik , Mathew Vigil , Debbon Ayer , Carla Jimenez , Ned Schmidtke , Tim Bagley , Ray Santiago , Margaret Travolta , Brian Powell , Mike Daily , Jeff Duby , Scott Adsit , Lindy Loundagin , Steven E. Little , Ethan Hova , Paraic McGann , Arthur Leo , Criscilla Crossland , Larke Hasstedt , Holly Fielding , Meredith Giangrande , Kate French , Christina Diaz , Zoe Di Stefano , David Carmon , Armen Weitzman , Christopher Khai , Stephanie St. Hilaire , Shameka Banks , Nicholas Garren , Louie Heredia , Matthew St. Clair , Jamie Leffler , Nina Nam , Wendy Waller , Ronnie Lewis Jr. , Matthew Ching , Richard Brown , Miylika Davis , Laurie Meghan Phelps , Portis Hershey , Joseph A. Robinson , Jaime Seibert , Joseph Stiteler , Greg Lutzka , Chad Fernandez , Richard Thorne , Mathias Ringstrom , Ben Snowden , Mike Crum , Kurtis Colamonico , Jason Jones

When the weight of rejection begins to set in after being denied entry to every college he has applied to, a high school burnout attempts to placate his mom and dad and win the heart of his dream girl... read more read more... by scheming with his friends to create a fake university in a hilarious comedy of artificial education directed by Steve Pink and starring Justin Long. Bartleby "B" Gaines (Long) is a high school senior whose street smarts just never seemed to translate into the classroom, and whose bad luck in love has left him pining for the unattainable Monica (Blake Lively). When Bartleby and his rebellious crew of outcasts find the frequent college rejection letters they have all been receiving bringing endless grief from their disappointed parents, they soon band together to create the fictional South Harmon Institute of Technology. After creating a believable façade in an abandoned psychiatric hospital, employing the talents of a close friend's brilliantly subversive uncle (Lewis Black) to pose as the dean, and creating a phony website in order to sell the school to their parents, Bartleby and friends soon realize that all of their hard work has paid off in ways than they never imagined. With a variety of college rejects attempting to enroll in classes at the ersatz university and the skepticism of some privileged students from a nearby college drawing unwanted attention to the South Harmon Institute of Technology, Bartleby and friends find their ruse becoming ever more difficult to maintain. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 33 min.

Directed by: Steve Pink

Release Date: August 18, 2006

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DVD Release Date: November 14, 2006

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  • fb729949618
    July 31, 2011
    fb729949618
    Stupid and not realistic.
  • murphmann93
    June 23, 2011
    murphmann93
    Quirky teen comedy. Funny and inventive. I quite liked it.
  • CloudStrife84
    January 14, 2011
    CloudStrife84
    Pretty inconsistent in the quality of its humor, but when it's funny, it's downright hilarious. Justin Long is great as always, and the perfect pick for his role. I also loved the inclusion of Lewis Black in the cast. I have only seen his stand-ups prior to this, but as I came to... read more discover, he's just as entertaining on the big screen as well. It appears he's been given a lot of freedom with the material, which gave the movie a real boost in energy and hilarity. If ever he gets his own feature film, I'm definitely renting it. Don't expect too much of this one though, because it's not exactly what you'd call an award-magnet. Some of the roles are badly written, and it's got many of the clichés and stereotypes that you'll find in other high school/college comedies. In any case, it's an enjoyable way to kill some time.
  • LoughnerWasLucid
    December 26, 2010
    LoughnerWasLucid
    I dont know much, but i always say everyone knows atleast two things if they are able to walk out of their house and close the door behind them, and this movie will surely inspire people to do that incase they arent lready outside making a snowman. so anyway, i know two things.
    ... read moreone: Brett Favre really, really likes to retire from stuff.
    two: if you come across a movie in a video store labeled as comedy and there are alot of people on the cover screaming at the camera for no apparent reason, you should realize its no comedy and then feel compelled to go make a snowman in the beautiful snow.
  • MizturY0da
    September 8, 2010
    MizturY0da
    3 stars
  • FrizzDrop
    August 3, 2010
    FrizzDrop
    A good laugh riot, with heart that is gained slowly and surely.
  • bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb1
    July 29, 2010
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    B-
  • fb733768972
    January 10, 2010
    fb733768972
    I thought accepted was an acceptable comedy for the genre, brining in just enough laughs to satisfy fans of the genre! I give some props to accepted!
  • movieguru12
    August 1, 2009
    movieguru12
    Very funny college movie & it's way way better than Animal House for me. Jonah Hill is funny as always & Justin Long & Blake Lively have great performances as well!!!
  • cosmo313
    April 4, 2009
    cosmo313
    This movie is not very original or believable, but sue me, I enjoyed it. I really did. It's funny as hell, and it does touch upon real life issues, just from a satirical POV that, as I said, wasn't too original or believable and could have been tweaked. The dialogue is hilarious,... read more and the performances by Jonah Hill and Lewis Black are both ridiculously hilarious and scene stealing. Not great, but not terrible either.

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Richard Roeper
August 21, 2006
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

Even the characters in the movie are saying at the beginning, 'This is crazy. This will never work.' And I'm like, you know what? You're right. It never will. Not for one second. Even in a whacky come... Full Review

Peter Howell
August 19, 2006
Peter Howell, Toronto Star

Here's the final mystery about Accepted: Why title a movie that so readily invites the headline Rejected as a critical riposte? Full Review

Joanne Kaufman
August 18, 2006
Joanne Kaufman, Wall Street Journal

Go right ahead and skip this one at the Cineplex. You've got my word: It won't be on the final. Full Review

Peter Hartlaub
August 18, 2006
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle

If you can lighten up for an hour and a half, the film delivers one good laugh after another. Full Review

Carrie Rickey
August 18, 2006
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer

Too bad what begins as a cheerfully irreverent comedy in the tradition of Animal House gets all pious when it slams fraternity culture at neighboring Harmon College.

Roger Moore
August 18, 2006
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

Half-witted it may be, but as back-to-school time-killers go, Accepted's right on the edge of acceptable. Full Review

Kyle Smith
August 18, 2006
Kyle Smith, New York Post

A campus comedy that's as dull as bong water, Accepted is like the product of a community college filmmaking class, remedial division.

Elizabeth Weitzman
August 18, 2006
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

Like its underachieving protagonist, Steve Pink's teen comedy Accepted flashes just enough charm to get by but is too lazy to really make anything of itself. Full Review

Amy Biancolli
August 18, 2006
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

Too much of the plot is eaten up with clichéd assaults on a stodgy mainstream college and its pretty, gel-afflicted frat boys, who care waaayyy less about the liberal arts than whacking around pledges... Full Review

Stephen Cole
August 18, 2006
Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail

Give the new college comedy Accepted half credit for having the gumption to marry two previously unrelated, seminal classics in American arts and letters. Full Review

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